ObituariesDorothea Cathell, community volunteer, three-time cancer survivor, and hit-and-run victim, has died at 77 She volunteered at local free meal programs and youth activities, and “opened her door to the homeless and anyone else in need,” her son said.Gary Miles Jeanne P. Kelly, pioneering technology executive, award-winning Norristown painter, and ‘rare bird,’ has died at 96Gary Miles James Newton, a WWII veteran who forged his mother’s signature to join the Army, has died at 99Nate File Bradley H. Sevin, award-winning psychiatrist and pioneering clinical instructor at Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University Hospitals, has died at 81Gary Miles Michael P. Rellahan, award-winning reporter for the Daily Local News of West Chester, has died at 68Gary Miles AdvertisementAngelo J. Foglietta, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge and longtime attorney, has died at 75He ruled in the Criminal Trial Division from 2011 to 2015 and then presided over personal injury suits, breach of contracts, and other complex issues for 10 years in the Civil Trial Division.Gary Miles Paulette P. Weaver, retired City Council administrative assistant and program director for the Urban Affairs Coalition, has died at 80She helped Councilman John F, White Jr. represent the city’s 9th District and aided his efforts to improve the Department of Human Services, the Emergency Utility Fund, and other services.Gary Miles Robert de Pasquale, former associate principal second violin for the Philadelphia Orchestra, has died at 96He traveled to China, Japan, Europe, Asia, and South America with the orchestra, and mentored young musicians and conductors everywhere he went. “Everybody fell in love with Bobby,” his wife said.Gary Miles Cecil W. Bond Jr., retired SEPTA executive and bank vice president, has died at 87 “Cecil was a champion of change and impacted so many lives in a good way at SEPTA,” a former colleague said in an online tribute.Gary Miles Evanda Gale Jefferson, pioneering Black senior chemist at Gulf Oil and Baptist missionary, has died at 77She spent 20 years analyzing oil products, developing training programs for advanced environmental research, and traveling the country on behalf of Gulf.Gary Miles See photos of longtime WMMR host Pierre Robert from around his careerRobert was part of the Philadelphia radio world for more than 40 years. He died Wednesday at his home in Gladwyne, he was 70.Henry Savage and Photos from staff and freelance Longtime WMMR host Pierre Robert has died at 70The cause of death was not immediately known.Nick Vadala and Dan DeLuca Clyde F. Barker, organ transplant pioneer and longtime chair of surgery at Penn, has died at 93 Penn colleagues called him “a titan of American surgery and medicine” and “part of the fabric of Penn Medicine.” Gary Miles John R. Saler, longtime lobbyist and political strategist, has died at 67When asked to describe the keys to success in a 2018 Philadelphia Magazine article, he said: “Be true to your word. Give something back to charity and/or volunteerism. And for heaven’s sake, be nice."Gary Miles Benita Valente, revered Philadelphia soprano with Met Opera and one of America’s great lieder artists, has died at 91She was one half of a classical music power couple based in Philadelphia.Peter Dobrin Arthur Waskow, longtime social activist, pioneering rabbi, teacher, and author, has died at 92He established the Shalom Center for prophetic Judaism in Philadelphia in 1983 and cofounded the Alliance for Jewish Renewal in 1993.Gary Miles William B. Starks, pastor emeritus at Community Baptist Church and Montford Point Marine, has died at 96He invited women and young pastors to preach at his church, and induced the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Gov. Ed Rendell, Rep. Robert Brady, and other notables to address the congregation.Gary Miles Bette E. Landman, award-winning anthropology professor and first female president at Arcadia University, has died at 88She became dean of students in 1976 and rose to vice president of academic affairs and then acting president before her appointment as president in 1985. Gary Miles Barry Leonard, celebrated crimper and longtime Center City beauty salon owner, has died at 87 “Hair,” he said in 1973, “is the only part of the body that can be changed readily and allows the individual to play his role as he feels it at that particular moment."Gary Miles Michael Days, pioneering journalist who led the Philadelphia Daily News during its 2010 Pulitzer Prize win for investigative reporting, has died at 72Days was a mentor to countless young journalists and was president of the National Association of Black Journalists-Philadelphia. Brett Sholtis See more storiesAdvertisement
Dorothea Cathell, community volunteer, three-time cancer survivor, and hit-and-run victim, has died at 77 She volunteered at local free meal programs and youth activities, and “opened her door to the homeless and anyone else in need,” her son said.Gary Miles
Dorothea Cathell, community volunteer, three-time cancer survivor, and hit-and-run victim, has died at 77 She volunteered at local free meal programs and youth activities, and “opened her door to the homeless and anyone else in need,” her son said.Gary Miles
Jeanne P. Kelly, pioneering technology executive, award-winning Norristown painter, and ‘rare bird,’ has died at 96Gary Miles
Jeanne P. Kelly, pioneering technology executive, award-winning Norristown painter, and ‘rare bird,’ has died at 96Gary Miles
James Newton, a WWII veteran who forged his mother’s signature to join the Army, has died at 99Nate File
James Newton, a WWII veteran who forged his mother’s signature to join the Army, has died at 99Nate File
Bradley H. Sevin, award-winning psychiatrist and pioneering clinical instructor at Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University Hospitals, has died at 81Gary Miles
Bradley H. Sevin, award-winning psychiatrist and pioneering clinical instructor at Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University Hospitals, has died at 81Gary Miles
Michael P. Rellahan, award-winning reporter for the Daily Local News of West Chester, has died at 68Gary Miles
Michael P. Rellahan, award-winning reporter for the Daily Local News of West Chester, has died at 68Gary Miles
Angelo J. Foglietta, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge and longtime attorney, has died at 75He ruled in the Criminal Trial Division from 2011 to 2015 and then presided over personal injury suits, breach of contracts, and other complex issues for 10 years in the Civil Trial Division.Gary Miles
Angelo J. Foglietta, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge and longtime attorney, has died at 75He ruled in the Criminal Trial Division from 2011 to 2015 and then presided over personal injury suits, breach of contracts, and other complex issues for 10 years in the Civil Trial Division.Gary Miles
Paulette P. Weaver, retired City Council administrative assistant and program director for the Urban Affairs Coalition, has died at 80She helped Councilman John F, White Jr. represent the city’s 9th District and aided his efforts to improve the Department of Human Services, the Emergency Utility Fund, and other services.Gary Miles
Paulette P. Weaver, retired City Council administrative assistant and program director for the Urban Affairs Coalition, has died at 80She helped Councilman John F, White Jr. represent the city’s 9th District and aided his efforts to improve the Department of Human Services, the Emergency Utility Fund, and other services.Gary Miles
Robert de Pasquale, former associate principal second violin for the Philadelphia Orchestra, has died at 96He traveled to China, Japan, Europe, Asia, and South America with the orchestra, and mentored young musicians and conductors everywhere he went. “Everybody fell in love with Bobby,” his wife said.Gary Miles
Robert de Pasquale, former associate principal second violin for the Philadelphia Orchestra, has died at 96He traveled to China, Japan, Europe, Asia, and South America with the orchestra, and mentored young musicians and conductors everywhere he went. “Everybody fell in love with Bobby,” his wife said.Gary Miles
Cecil W. Bond Jr., retired SEPTA executive and bank vice president, has died at 87 “Cecil was a champion of change and impacted so many lives in a good way at SEPTA,” a former colleague said in an online tribute.Gary Miles
Cecil W. Bond Jr., retired SEPTA executive and bank vice president, has died at 87 “Cecil was a champion of change and impacted so many lives in a good way at SEPTA,” a former colleague said in an online tribute.Gary Miles
Evanda Gale Jefferson, pioneering Black senior chemist at Gulf Oil and Baptist missionary, has died at 77She spent 20 years analyzing oil products, developing training programs for advanced environmental research, and traveling the country on behalf of Gulf.Gary Miles
Evanda Gale Jefferson, pioneering Black senior chemist at Gulf Oil and Baptist missionary, has died at 77She spent 20 years analyzing oil products, developing training programs for advanced environmental research, and traveling the country on behalf of Gulf.Gary Miles
See photos of longtime WMMR host Pierre Robert from around his careerRobert was part of the Philadelphia radio world for more than 40 years. He died Wednesday at his home in Gladwyne, he was 70.Henry Savage and Photos from staff and freelance
See photos of longtime WMMR host Pierre Robert from around his careerRobert was part of the Philadelphia radio world for more than 40 years. He died Wednesday at his home in Gladwyne, he was 70.Henry Savage and Photos from staff and freelance
Longtime WMMR host Pierre Robert has died at 70The cause of death was not immediately known.Nick Vadala and Dan DeLuca
Longtime WMMR host Pierre Robert has died at 70The cause of death was not immediately known.Nick Vadala and Dan DeLuca
Clyde F. Barker, organ transplant pioneer and longtime chair of surgery at Penn, has died at 93 Penn colleagues called him “a titan of American surgery and medicine” and “part of the fabric of Penn Medicine.” Gary Miles
Clyde F. Barker, organ transplant pioneer and longtime chair of surgery at Penn, has died at 93 Penn colleagues called him “a titan of American surgery and medicine” and “part of the fabric of Penn Medicine.” Gary Miles
John R. Saler, longtime lobbyist and political strategist, has died at 67When asked to describe the keys to success in a 2018 Philadelphia Magazine article, he said: “Be true to your word. Give something back to charity and/or volunteerism. And for heaven’s sake, be nice."Gary Miles
John R. Saler, longtime lobbyist and political strategist, has died at 67When asked to describe the keys to success in a 2018 Philadelphia Magazine article, he said: “Be true to your word. Give something back to charity and/or volunteerism. And for heaven’s sake, be nice."Gary Miles
Benita Valente, revered Philadelphia soprano with Met Opera and one of America’s great lieder artists, has died at 91She was one half of a classical music power couple based in Philadelphia.Peter Dobrin
Benita Valente, revered Philadelphia soprano with Met Opera and one of America’s great lieder artists, has died at 91She was one half of a classical music power couple based in Philadelphia.Peter Dobrin
Arthur Waskow, longtime social activist, pioneering rabbi, teacher, and author, has died at 92He established the Shalom Center for prophetic Judaism in Philadelphia in 1983 and cofounded the Alliance for Jewish Renewal in 1993.Gary Miles
Arthur Waskow, longtime social activist, pioneering rabbi, teacher, and author, has died at 92He established the Shalom Center for prophetic Judaism in Philadelphia in 1983 and cofounded the Alliance for Jewish Renewal in 1993.Gary Miles
William B. Starks, pastor emeritus at Community Baptist Church and Montford Point Marine, has died at 96He invited women and young pastors to preach at his church, and induced the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Gov. Ed Rendell, Rep. Robert Brady, and other notables to address the congregation.Gary Miles
William B. Starks, pastor emeritus at Community Baptist Church and Montford Point Marine, has died at 96He invited women and young pastors to preach at his church, and induced the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Gov. Ed Rendell, Rep. Robert Brady, and other notables to address the congregation.Gary Miles
Bette E. Landman, award-winning anthropology professor and first female president at Arcadia University, has died at 88She became dean of students in 1976 and rose to vice president of academic affairs and then acting president before her appointment as president in 1985. Gary Miles
Bette E. Landman, award-winning anthropology professor and first female president at Arcadia University, has died at 88She became dean of students in 1976 and rose to vice president of academic affairs and then acting president before her appointment as president in 1985. Gary Miles
Barry Leonard, celebrated crimper and longtime Center City beauty salon owner, has died at 87 “Hair,” he said in 1973, “is the only part of the body that can be changed readily and allows the individual to play his role as he feels it at that particular moment."Gary Miles
Barry Leonard, celebrated crimper and longtime Center City beauty salon owner, has died at 87 “Hair,” he said in 1973, “is the only part of the body that can be changed readily and allows the individual to play his role as he feels it at that particular moment."Gary Miles
Michael Days, pioneering journalist who led the Philadelphia Daily News during its 2010 Pulitzer Prize win for investigative reporting, has died at 72Days was a mentor to countless young journalists and was president of the National Association of Black Journalists-Philadelphia. Brett Sholtis
Michael Days, pioneering journalist who led the Philadelphia Daily News during its 2010 Pulitzer Prize win for investigative reporting, has died at 72Days was a mentor to countless young journalists and was president of the National Association of Black Journalists-Philadelphia. Brett Sholtis
